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OIL PAN

EM-80prose procedure

Steel oil pan liquid gasket path and bolt tightening sequence differ between 2WD models and 4WD models.

Continued from EM-79

Installation (Cont'd)

  1. 9
    Install steel oil pan.
    Use Genuine Liquid Gasket or equivalent.
    Be sure liquid gasket is 4.0 to 5.0 mm (0.157 to 0.197 in) wide.
    Attaching should be done within 5 minutes after coating.
    Wait at least 30 minutes before refilling engine oil.
    1. (1)
      Before installing steel oil pan, remove all traces of liquid gasket from mating surfaces using a scraper. Also remove traces of liquid gasket from mating surface of aluminum oil pan.
      Removing traces of old liquid gasket from the steel oil pan mating surface using a scraper.
      SEM051D
    2. (2)
      Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to mating surface of steel oil pan.
      Cross-section detail showing how to apply a 7 mm (0.28 in) bead of liquid gasket at a groove and around a bolt hole on the inner side. Labeled 'Groove', 'Bolt hole', and 'Inner side'.
      SEM909B
    3. (3)
      Install steel oil pan. Install bolts in the reverse order of removal together with exhaust gas sensor harness bracket.
      Steel oil pan bolt tightening sequence for '2WD models' (left) and '4WD models' (right) with numbered bolt positions. 'Engine front' arrow points up. Note reads 'Tighten in numerical order.'
      SEM770D
Liquid gasket bead diameter (groove/bolt hole detail)steel oil pan, inner side
7mm (0.28 in)
Liquid gasket bead width2WD and 4WD models
4.0 - 5.0mm (0.157 - 0.197 in)
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